I found, some years ago when just a visitor to the US, that the format of the call was much more important than the phonetics. I took part in field day using my UK call which properly should have been W/G8IFF, Whiskey Slash Golf Eight India Foxtrot Foxtrot.
Most had problems with W/G8IFF, G8IFF/W was no better. It wasn't until I used "G8IFF Portable W8" that the requests for repeats stopped. Nobody queried the G call but most had problems with a W/ call. On 10-Apr-11 22:57, Glen Zook wrote: > If you want to get technical, geographic names has been a "standard" much > longer than the ICAO phonetics. However, it is fine with me if you insist on > using the ICAO phonetics when in a DX pileup. That just means that I am > generally going to work the DX first! > > As I keep saying, there is a place for ICAO phonetics and there is a place > for geographic names. I do use ICAO phonetics when working stateside and > generally with operators who speak English as their primary language. But, > when in a pileup trying to work a DX station I definitely switch to > geographical names because I work the DX MUCH sooner! > > Glen, K9STH > > Website: http://k9sth.com > > > --- On Sun, 4/10/11, John Becker<w0...@big-river.net> wrote: > >> From: John Becker<w0...@big-river.net> >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ITU Phonetics - Kilo >> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org >> Date: Sunday, April 10, 2011, 4:43 PM >> At 02:34 PM 4/10/2011, you wrote: >>> Again, geographical names have become the defacto >> "standard" where working DX is concerned. >> >> So we are having a QSO and I tell you my QTH is Louisiana, >> Missouri >> and you then think to yourself "say what" followed be "does >> not compute" >> >> Look it up at QRZ dot com. >> >> Again there is nothing wrong with the standard >> >> I for one will never use your "de facto" standard when >> there is already one >> that has been in use for years and years and years. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. >> Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur >> satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > -- Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF 9H3GN), e-mail ni...@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP Club International #385, Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, ALC, GCARES, XWARN, EAA382. _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
